Ex-Zaaf Cycling Team riders prevented from racing La Vuelta Femenina

The Zaaf team at Paris-Roubaix
The Zaaf team at Paris-Roubaix (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Two former Zaaf Cycling Team riders have been prevented from racing at La Vuelta Femenina, according to reports from journalist Charles Marsault at the cycling website Velo-Club on Saturday, just two days before the start of the Women’s WorldTour event held from May 1-7 in Spain.

New Zealand’s Michaela Drummond, who left the Zaaf Cycling Team on April 17 and signed a contract on April 28 to race with Spanish team Farto-BTC, confirmed that she will not be at the start of the seven-day race. She wrote in a post to her social media account that the Spanish Cycling Federation has not permitted her registration to compete with her new team in the event.

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She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.